Aging and Climate Change by Emily Frey

Aging and Climate Change by Emily Frey

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND license.

Climate change is transforming the lives of older people, who face increased risks from extreme heat, climate-related disasters, air pollution, and shifting disease patterns. This groundbreaking volume examines why older adults are disproportionately affected and how these vulnerabilities intersect with social, economic, and health inequalities. The book also moves beyond vulnerability, showcasing older people as active contributors to climate change activism and resilience.

Bringing together international research spanning gerontology, public health, anthropology, and urban planning, the book maps the rapidly developing field of aging and climate change and outlines practical pathways for building age-inclusive climate responses.

Karl Pillemer is Hazel E. Reed Professor of Human Development at Cornell University and Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Liat Ayalon is Professor in the Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work at Bar-Ilan University and Chair of the Impact Center for the Study of Older Age and Ageism.